So obviously as the title implies we have a USSR under Trotsky instead of Stalin. Lets take a guess and say Trotsky dies between 1955 and 1965 or so naturally. In this time from 1927 onwards how can we expect the USSR to develop? We have all discussed before that because Trotsky wasn't paranoid git like Stalin that purges and such wouldn't happen so we can expect a far superior Red army to OTL in the late 30's early 40's. But what im really interested in is that Trotsky wouldn't of made the USSR isolationist... therefore can we expect the USSR to be more affected by the Great Depression? Can we expect the USSR to get more involved in helping Socialist and Communist movements around the world? Therefore can we butterfly away things like the Sino-Soviet split because of Trotsky's world revolution attempting to make a single Communist federation thus greater ties are made between the two by him and his successors?? Alot to consider and im really keen to hear the opinions of others =]